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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18

Food Fish i'm Florida.

Before a joint committee of the Sem
ate and House, DIR. Pelot, of Manatee,
has brought a most elaborate blu, de-
signed Ito protect the food fish of the
State This desire of the honorable
gentleman is highly commandments
one is better aware than the people along
the ST. Johns that our food fishes are
rapidly diminishing IN numbers and
some varieties are already exceeding
scarce. Our present law practically
affords no protection except to shad and
no interest is taken in enforcing it for
their benefit. Let us have a statute
carefully drawn for the protection of
Dream and bass as well as shad and let
provision be made for its enforcement
But we certainly wish to protect these
fish that they may be used for the food
and profit of man. The author of the
bill now before the committee seems to
have tender interest for the fish them
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18
He Loved His Dog.

In the greatest of the ancient IfindoO
poems-the sacred book of the Alahab-
harata-there is passage of exceptional
beauty and tenderness, which records the
reception of King Yudiauthira at the
gate of Paradise. A pilgrim of the hcav-
emily CITY. the king had Travelled over vast
spaces, and one by one the loved ones,
the companions of his journey, had all
fallen and left him alone, save his faith
full dog, which still followed. He was
met by Indra and invited to enter the
holy city. But the king thinks of his
friends who have fallen ON the way and
declines to go in without them. The god
tells him they are all within, waiting for
him. joyful. he is about to seek them.
when he looks upon the poor dog. who.
weary and wasted. crouches at his feet,
and asks that he, too. may enter the gate.
Indra refuses, and thereupOn the king
declares that to abandon his faithful and
dumb friend would he as great sin as to
kill q Brahmin.
Away with that felicity whose price is to abandon
the faithful
Never. come veal or woe, will leave my faithful
dog
The poor creature, in fear and distress, has
trusted ia my power to save him:
Not, therefore, for life itself, will break my
pliShted word.
In full sight of heaven he chooses to go
to hell with his dog, and straightway de-
sends, as he supposed. thither. But his
virtue and faithfulness change his desti-
nation to heaven, and he finds himself
surrounded by his old friends and in the
presence of the gods, who thus honor and
reward his humanity and unSelfish love-
john c. Whittier
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18
Dividing the Counties.

A county is living entity-it is
body corporate endowed with all the
business rights of a person-it can sue
and be sued, make contracts and own
property. 1t is joint stock company
wherein every citizen is a shareholder
and its affairs are managed by certain
officers, duly elected, who might be
called directOrs-an executive commit
tee. etc, as well as the titles they now
bear. This being true, is not each citi-
zen directly interested? III he is, should
the firm in which all are stockholders
be dissolved except by mutual consent!
Is it not evident that before such an as
ISOLATION be broken up the will of the
people should besconsulted, and at least
the majority should consent to a meas
ure which affects whole community?
1t seems to us that the only reply lies
plain to all.
Our Legislature then should take warn
ing by the number of bills before it ask
ing that the old boundaries be broken up
and new counties spring into existence
in every direction. With the increase OF
wealth and population, nearly every
county in the State will be found too
large in ten years. Since so much work
is to be done, let the Legislature provide
for its transaction in systematic man
ner We believe a general statute should
be enacted, prescribing the manner in
which new counties be created-and we
believe this should be passed nOU-
There was lately an attempt to carve
from Putnam a proposed new county,
called Santa Fe, and the whole matter
was discussed and settled before a ma
iority of our citizens had made up their
minds ON the subject. Petitions have
now gone up for still another county
with Hawthorne as the central point.
and very few have as yet heard of it. This
is not Just. Such schemes are nov man
ipulated by real estate owners-hereafter
they may be brought up in the interest
of political parties.
Let the Legislature give us a statute
during the present session which shall
set bounds and methods to this increas-
ing zeal. Otherwise we shall have
large and bitter complaints OF wire
working and ''secret combinations" and
IDEALS in the near future. When a pc
tition for the formation of a new county
seems to be based on reasonable grounds,
let "a vote of the Legislature direct the
Governor to order an election-if a ma
jority of the voters in the ~hoie
county wishes the division made, let
them so declare by ballot on the day set
by the Governors proclamation. When
these votes are certified to the Governor,
| and he shall find the majority is i'll
favor of the division, then let him pro-
claim the new county established with
boundaries, courthouse, etc, as pre-
scribed by the Legislature in its direc-
ton for the election. Thus the matter
can be done decently and in order We
believe the whole people would favor the
passaged of bill embodyins these pro
visions.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18
From One Interested.


An extract from the bill introduced by
MIR. Kinds, now under consideration in
the lower House, changing the county
line between Putnam and Marion. is
published in this issue, The bill takes
from instead of adding to Putnam, and
though it is much preferable to the line
now established, yet it would give more
general satisfaction if the line was es-
tablished on line running north and
south between ranges % and %, or even
on line between "a and %. As The
PALATKA News states in regard to the
proposed line, settlers of this district are
obliged to go by the way of Palatka to
get to the county seat, Ocala, or go over
land not twenty miles, but thirty or
thirty-five miles. This is one reason
why we are dissatisfied with the line as
it runs at present and also
with the proposed change The
ajOrity of the land owners
through this section, we think, are
decidedly in favor of an annexation to
Putnam County, because we are conf
dent that our interests would be far bet
ter represented because of the conve-
nience in getting to the county seat, and
because our inclinations are more iden-
titled with progression and our present
condition demands the opportunities for
advancement which Putnam County can
give us.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18
The American Txne.

The collection of portraits of Julius
Cesar in the February Scribner are spe-
cially noteworthy on account Of the
rese'>l tnce of the features To the
American type. Take, for in
stance, plate :, from the bust in the
British museum. Is not this almost
a perfect American face, such as one
meets daily, and which abounds in New
England? One very notable characteristic
is the small chin. The American jaw
and chin are supposed to be deteriorat-
ing. and yet here we find their prototype
in face some 1900 years old, and in the
features of n man whose achievements
have been the marvel of the world With
this example before us, we are justified
in suspecting that the narrowing jaw is
an evolution of civilization, and marks a
change rather than decline of power
Home Journal.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18

The Jacksonville Morning Netrs shows
its regard for that fairness which gives
. hearing to both sides when 1T repuo-
fishes the letter of Mr.. Bishop on the rec
ord of Governor Drew, as writtenfor The
PALArKA NEWS of the eth inst. This is
simple justice and the matter is OF such
Immediate interest that we hope this
good example will be widely followed
Governor Bloxham has had full hear
ing and it is only just that all should see
the other side as well.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18
THE DAILY NEWS

Tun DAILY NEWS Is published every morn
tns. except Monday, and delivered by carriers
m TIE city or mailed, postage free, - FOR three
TUWEEKLY NEWS Is q large four-page d.
column paper, published every Friday, con,
SSnerSi It Is the largest and handsomest
Veckly paper published In Florida. and viii be
1ailed postage free, for 81 a year, or 80 cents
Local advertisements. 20 cents per line for
lr1e insertion, and 10 cents per line for each
ADDITIONAL Insertion Special notices, 10 cents
0or line. Reduced rates on continued adver-
0Demenfs.
every month. Special and short-time payable
II advance.
All remittances should be made by express,
mOney-order or registered letter.
Addrr+a- THE NEWS,
PALATKA FLORIDA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18
Opium I'm the Cigarette.

Capt. John McCullagh, of the sixth
precinct, is an expert on all that pertains
to opium smoking He has broken iIp more
joints than most New Workers would sup
pose ever existed. He can tell an opium
smoker by looking at him. but he con-
fesses that he is sometimes deceived by
the resemblance between the pipe hitters
and the cigarette smokers. .-Cigarette
smokers are so like opium smokers, - he
says, THAT they have even the peculiar
odor of the pipe hitters. They also have
the same dry and ruddy checks, the same
parched lips. and the same habit of con-
stantly wetting their lips with their
tongues. The captain thinks there must
be great deal of opium in cigarettes
New York Sun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18
A Question.

Unity is never going to be the test of
the true education. The true progress
will suffer no such lowering of its ideal.
1t will keep before it, as its aim, the de-
velopnlent of man. and the whole man.
as man. But n will ask whether we
haveenot overlooked some of man facul-
ties. 1t will inquire with what reason
we have in the past instituted feudsl
system among the human powers, which
releSateS some of them to an undignified
servitu,!c, and gives TO others all the
honor and esteem. Have we not over
stepped the limits of science IN this re-
ssJects-Scierce
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18
Somebody's Big Pocket.
Seville independent.

Who is it at Enterprise who carries
the aggregated sentiment of the entire
population of Volusia County around in
his vest pocket. and volunteers a special
TO the Times Union pledging the afore-
said sentiment to BlOxham and Call
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18
BARBECUE"
$4,000 WORTH Of Goods
have neyerb eeno Ge Market
A REGULAR BARBECUE!
At DeVereuX'S
SALES POSITIVE

And no deviation whatever

$50 peces--by actual count--Ginghams and
SeersuckerS at z, 8 and 10 cents; sold every
where at 12s. Is and 20 cents.
SO pieces Crinkled Seersuclzers at 8, 8 and
10 cents, worth more than double the money.
White goods and Laces at greatly reduced
prices.
$50 dozen Bed Spreads at so to rs cents
each, worth from ST. 90 to ST. rs in any mar
ket to-day.
The VERY BEST CALICOES at cents
and some at 3 and 4 cents. None over 5 cts
SO Pieces--exactly--of8 a. GA and 1O-4
Sheetings at comparatively low prices. Way
Below Cost"
$50 Dozen White and Fancy Numbered and
unlaundered Shirts at SO cents each, worth
really ST. 90 and 81 SO.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18
Puck'S Best Picture.
New York Herald.


Puck has a very telling illustration of
the Guilford Miller case this week.
The two hundred million dollar mon
opolist, with locomotive and train of
cars behind him, is making his way
across Washington Territory as though
he owned the continent. He has just
lifted his big hob-nailed boot. and at the
next will tread on Farmer Miller, who
crouches in fear of the impending ca
tastrophe Miller looks as though he
thought there was no power in this
country to restrain a big corporation
| and he must submit to fate with the
| best grace he can command.
Suddenly, however, long arm is
thrust through window of the White
House, and Mr.. Cleveland takes the mo-
nopolist by the throat with hand that
looks strong enough to protect the poor
| farmer against anything and anybody.
| The startled expression on the face of the
| land grabber is a study He has had his
| own way for twenty years, but suddenly
| reaches the conclusion that a Democratic
administration bent on land reform is
not to be trified with.
| The cartoon is an eloquent eulogy of
a President who has determined that
| the rights of the people shall be pro-
tected at all hazards.
| Feminine Management--LittIe Dot
! Qaughingl-Why, Dick, what's the mat
| ter?
Little Dick-Ts most dead. / Just
| took some awful stuff.
| THAT what your mamma put on the
| table,
| Yes. she left it. there in the cup an
| told me not to touch it cause it was for
| pudding, an when she went out took
a great big swallow, and its castor OIL
Yes, she said you ought to take some,
| an told her how to fix il"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-18

Iron says that if a continuous telegraph
wire were strung from New York to San
Francisco and a rain storm should be in
progress along the entire route, the
shrinkage caused in the wire by the rain
would amount to 100 miles, and for
smaller distances the proportion would be
the same.-Home Journal
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GOOD LORD, GOOD DEVIL.
A Whisper to Germans that There'N be No
More Republican High License Business.

A Whisper to Germans that There'N be No
More Republican High License Business.
While the Republican Legislature was
making q campaign record lastspring by pass
ing the Vedder bill and the Crosby High
License bill, many prominent German Repub-
licans in this city declared that they would
never support another Republican for Office in
the State, and some said that they would never
again vote the Republican ticket. A SUN re-
porter saw lot of these same men at the Re-
publican County Convention as delegates.
Last night he interviewed a number OF them.
Most of them refused to explain their appar.
ent change Of heart but one WAS finally found
who would talk.
1 had fully determined, as you know" he
said, never to have ANYTHING to do again with
to make party capital, and whom the campaign
opened this fall told the party managers that
they must get some one else to gather up the
German vote for them in this district, A few
DAYS afterwaru got q straight tip that the
party managers were pretty sick Of the high
license business, and was assured that they
would not let any more OF that kind OF work be
done. and 80 went to work again."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30
LADIES' DRESSES RUINED
Mrs. Howard Made the Victim OF Some Van.
dnl ON Sunday Night.

uni ON sunday NtRnt
Atvarious times within few months COM
plants have been made that ladies', while
leaving the Tabernacle Church In Schermer-
horn street. Brooklyn. had had their dresses
and wraps ruined by vitriol thrown upon them
Attempts have been made to detect the mis-
creants. but SO far they have escaped detection
On Sunday night last Mr.. and Mrs. P. How
ard OF 1870 Atlantic avenue attended DR.. Tai
IMAGES church, and occupied seats In the new
part Of the building. During the singing of
the hymns Mrs. Howard stood In front OF her
husband. and he is certain that his wife's hand
some brown silk dress was In perfect order
After service they passed out OF the church
with the great crowd, and walked from Scher-
merhorn street to Clinton. and thence to their
home. On her arrival Mrs. Howard discovered
that her dress was wet, and stained with some
black substance not unlike lampblack.
she th
was dripping with liquid that had been thrown
over It, and In two places It was cut. A sharp
knife or pair OF scissors must have been used
on the silk while the wearer was standing.
Mrs. Howard took the costume to a cleaner.
who was unable to get the stains of the black
The cleaner could not tell what the liquid
was that had been thrown upon the goods.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Howard are satisfied that
the injury to her dress was effected while she
WAS near the church. for after she left the
crowd no one was close enough TO commit the
repQrted. and criminals Of this class are thus
enabled to escape detection, Vigilance at the
Tabernacle entrance ID specially demanded at
the evening service.
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ence to this crime hit is unravelled believe
II will BIO found that the perpetrator was
neither an mployee nor an ex-empoyee."


It VIII DO found that the perpetrator was
tho 70 oteP enis aas oan
Snd wagon Builder 2l8 Greene street. New
Wechsler's name, and, address in the same
nhndWrlting as that OF the letter. Deteotiye
ena re called on Mr. PIT me-
sS' A. RSS no ynsp6s%
who couid be connected In any way wi With Hy the
Hmar ne ae.ec'Ve also caiiea q! lsS mese
cessfnl ~ toInIr SuI ne e, was be se Ia
oTn as the dadst9ne Hotel and SO lar az
Swift had ever lived there The police; how ,Si
ever beilSye that when INC mysteiy is cleared
tHp sfe Siadstone hotei ID hkeiY 10 hgure IN
MT 4 f. McNnlty. the manager and superin n .
bnen n b Ia oesbs
charged for year or more, Mr.; McNulty said
ave- arc IL lust ny conpieteiy in tho dark about
the identity OF the wonld-be assassin 81 as6 when
sons oh in the Employ 81 the rn and do not
suspect that L Vas Sne Of them Or any Pny q thG
a ahs wh3
has ever been discharged from this estaeliShiI
ment without good and suielsnt cause ha a cn
nn LIN, y. " It'll ann. UP porso n INF
even II discharged employee did feel Wrong e
~ wQHld not Dc likely 10 revehge ninsSin on
Mr. WecusieI, WHY has ausVlutely hoth,Hk
wnatever to 40 with me empioymens or us
Ghairge q inc men "ne9 Inn trn Gn Is that
the guilty person has never been directly or IN,
tIrectiy connected WIN sne IT, AZ
10 tne motVe, am apsonduteiy un@pie " au-
vance one Ior tne pTesent. ,...a
superintendent Campbell said ne was conn,
dSnt me mater Wouia pc cleared up o atnou i
inyestigation MI; wsfhsler mas ha Sa, goodd
f aea dsscivss Wh III n soe e
who have been discharged by him during the
past year a,u,, s,,,.on,s ,ovo nm
90 iar NJ R adHeehsons sy as n law RocP
ester II confdent she VIII recover 81 =, q, ooo
M. Mecnsier mas on9rea FeW VA 81 Si ,ar
Ior tne arrest anu G9nVIctloh oi NE e uiay ner-
son or persons; MS partner M AMR[SNna ,it,,,
mas onered io g iRe amount, ana MI. hicNui'y
mas added sZSo 70 me reward hoh In. ham
inc HrIn OF WeCnsler ~ abraham HAS peen
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30
BROOKLYN WOMEN SUFFRAGISTS.
Omcers Elected at Their Twenty .drh An
uunl Meeting.

The Brooklyn Women's Suffrage Society,
which is an auxiliary OF the American Woman's
Suffrage Association. celebrated its twenty
fifth anniversary on Friday afternoon at the
rooms OF the organization, so Willoughby
street. The attendance was good. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, Mrs. Cor
nelia H. Cary First Vice President. Mrs. Anna
@. Field: Second Vice President. Miss Sarah
White: Third Vice-President, Mrs. NJ. A. Chap
man; Treasurer, Miss Distunelle; Recording
Secretary, Mrs. Emma Sims: Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs f. y. Heaton.
The society WAS originally organized by few
ladies who desired to promote the interests OF
woman In educational. industrial, legal and
political ways, and was declared to be inde-
eligible for Office It's first President was Mrs.
Anna U. Field. Mrs. Louise L. Catlin and, later.
Mrs. NJ A. Chapman have been Presidents.
AT the time OF the Beecher- Titon scandal
the membership OF the society fell of consid-
erably. and another. organization took up the
work. This society was known as the Equal
Rights Association. and its first President was
the late Mrs. Celia Burleigh. II had q distin-
guished membership. some OF the best known
people In Brooklyn being identified with it.
Afterward the suffrage society was roof
GRniZed. with Mrs. Anna G. Field MS President.
Her successor WIS Mrs. lawson, who has
been succeeded by Mrs. Gary, The society ac-
complished some results last year In its work,
and Is starting out on Its twenty sixth year
well equipped for practical usefulness Mrs.
Gary has been identified with the society for
several years,
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WARDEN WALSH WON'T HARMON1zE
A Solemn Conference Over tho Fight for the
Second District Justiceship.

"A solemn conference Over tho fhgnt IOr inc
Second District Justiceship.
The Hon. Thomas P. Walsh Is bound to
make lifo interesting for his constituents, no
matter II he is behind prison walls. He has
started the widely celebrated and greatly re-
nowned Dennis Burns. the member from
Sligo" on the war path for Civil Justice Charles
NJ. Clancy's scalp Mr.Walsh says that Dennis
Burns is going to be the next Civil Justice
Judge Clancy's friends requested the pleasure
OF an interview with the Warden yesterday.
The Hon. Timothy D. Sullivan, the nominee
for Assemblyman carrying an olive branch.
went into their camp and told them that the
Warden would talk to them. Headed by Dick
Knabe. the wealthy German and real estate
owner Justice Clancy's friends filed into the
Warden's office. There are two versions OF
what happened in there. Dick Knabe said,
joyously. afterward:
The Warden, is going to withdraw Denny;
he finds that there is no use of putting up a
man. an old friend Of all Of US. to be beaten"
On the other hand, Warden Walsh said:
They can say all they want about calling
tho Assembly Convention together and putting
up a candidate against Timothy d. Sullivan.
/ am too old q bird to be caught with such
chaff Denny Burns is going to be the next
Judge, mark my words. He's in the race. and
THE other candidates-John Stacom for Irv-
ing Hall and John Gallagher for the young
fellows and the United Labor party-are
watching the glorious contest between Burns
and CLANCY,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30
sEoRETARY WHITNEY TIRED OUT.
Ineapacitated for business by Overwork-
In New York Taking Hest.


Secretary Of the Navy William O. Whitney
has been for ten days at his house. 2 West
Fifty-seventh street, in this city, sick, and
under the care OF DR.. Alfred L. Loomis. For u
year or so past Secretary Whitney has been
troubled with severe headaches, which have
at times laid him up for short periods. Ro-
Gently these sick headaches have become more
frequent, and anything like mental labor on
the part Of tho Secretary brought them on.
and more and more severely each time. About
two weeks ago the Secretary got so he could
not open or read his letters, and was not able
to begin the writing OF his annual report to
Congress. although he had collected the
He game home and h1 consulted fbat b@ DR.
I don't think Secretary Whitneys condi-
ton H. serious" said DR.. Loomis. last night;
but he needs absolute rest and quiet and
This 10 what he Is going to try to got, and
guess he will go to Ienox or to some other
ne needs. Al, I told him, there is nothing the
how long git Il viii be before i will be safe Tor
antil he Is perfectly we'll"
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney went driving yester.-
day afternoon the fret time It was ni said; that
home. By direction. of DR.; Loomis, Secretary
Whitney sees no visitors Nobodyin the house
is alarmed at the condition Of Mr.. Whitney. but
everybody Is alive to the fact that his recovery
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. : During Secretary
act as Secretary, his duties and responsibili-
ties being shared. however by the Board Of
Bureau officers recently organized to meet this